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Basic Operation

23

RDS Operation

Now in use in many countries, RDS
(Radio Data System) is a means of
transmitting station call signs or network
identification, a description of the
station’s programming, indication of
national, regional or local programmes
and others using hidden space in the FM
signal. Your new receiver is equipped with
RDS to assist in the selection of FM
stations using station and network
names, rather than broadcast
frequencies. Additional RDS functions
include the ability to search for
programme types or to find stations with
a specific programme type that have a
stronger signal.

Programme Service Display
When a receiver is tuned to an FM station
that is transmitting RDS data, the front
panel information display will
automatically show the programme
service, network or station name in place
of the typical display of the station’s
broadcast frequency. To display the
frequency, press the front panel 

button 

ı

.

Programme Type (PTY) Display
The RDS system categorizes programmes
according to their genre into different
programme type (PTY) groups. To
display the programme type information
of the current station, simply press the

button on either the remote

control or the front panel 

˜ z

.

Please note that many Stations don´t
broadcast PTY codes yet. Then 

N O N E

is

indicated.

PTY Auto Search
Your receiver is equipped to
automatically search for stations
transmitting any of the fifteen different
programme types. To search for a PTY,
follow these steps:

1. Press the 

button on either

the front panel or the remote. The current
station’s PTY will be displayed, or the
currently selected PTY group will be
displayed if no station or RDS data is
present. 

2. To change to a new PTY type, press the

button 

˜ z

again until the

desired PTY is shown in the display.

a. When PTY selection is made using the

button only, the selection

uses the PTY Group shown in Table 1.

b. To select a specific PTY type directly,

use the numeric buttons on the remote
control 

m

to select the programme

type corresponding to the numbered
choices in Table 1.

3. Once the desired PTY group or type has
been selected, press the 

buttons on the front panel or remote
control 

^ j

while the PTY indication

is blinking (within 5 seconds). The PTY
Auto search will start, and the tuner will
stop at the next station broadcasting RDS
PTY information corresponding to the
selected choice.

4. To advance to the next RDS station
with the desired PTY, press the 

button again within 

5 seconds. 

AF Auto Search
A unique feature of the RDS system is its
ability to find a station with identical
programming automatically. This
feature is particularly useful when
listening to a national radio station
where the same program is broadcast
from a number of transmitters.

To search for Alternate Frequencies 
follow these steps:

1. Tune the receiver to the desired station
using the

buttons

^ j

.

2. Press the 

button on the front

panel or remote control 

ˆ `

twice

within 1 second.

3. The tuner will automatically search for
stations broadcasting the same program.
When these stations are received, the
front panel display will indicate 

AF-1

. If

the 

button is pressed again, the

display will indicate the next identically
programmed station by 

AF-2

.

4. Press the 

button repeatedly

until a station is indicated that has the
desired high enough signal strength.
When the display indicates 

AF-0

the

tuner has returned to the original station.

NOTE: If the front panel display indicates

NO AF

after the 

button is

pressed once, no alternate stations with
the same program actually are avilable
(not yet searched). In this case press

twice within 1 second to start

the AF search.

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Basic Operation

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POP

1

POP

Pop Music

2

ROCK

Rock Music

EASY

3

MOR

Middle of the Road Music

4

LIGHT

Light Music

5

CLASSIC

Serious Classical Music

CLASSIC

7

NEWS

News Broadcasts

8

AFFAIR

Political and Current

9

INFO

General information, financial and trading news, 
weather information

INFO

10

SPORT

Sporting Events

11

EDUCATE

Scholastic and industrial education programmes

12

DRAMA

Plays and literature performances

CULTURE

13

CULTURE

Culture, religion and community programmes

14

SCIENCE

Scientific and technical programmes

OTHER

15

OTHERS

Varied entertainment

6

OTHER

Other musical programmes: Jazz, Reggae, Rap, etc.

Table 1: RDS Programme Type (PTY) Groups

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On Screen Display

25

On Screen Menus

In addition to the information shown on
the front panel display, it is also possible
to obtain the unit’s current status
through the use of on screen video
messages. The on screen menus may also
be used to control many aspects of the
receiver and to make adjustments and
selections.

To activate the On Screen display system,
press the 

s

button on the remote. This will cause a
status summary display to be shown on
the screen for five seconds. (Figure #5).
Once the video displays are enabled, this
status screen will also appear when the
unit is turned on.

NOTE: In order to view the on screen
menu displays the receiver´s “S” Video
jack 

T

must be connected to

the standard, composite video input of a
TV monitor or projector. The on screen
displays are NOT visible via the “S” video
output 

U

.

The status screen displays the following
information:

AUDIO SOURCE

: This is the input

currently selected for audio.

VIDEO SOURCE

: This is the input

currently selected for video.

TAPE1 OUT

: This is the source

currently routed to the Tape 1 audio
output for recording.

VCR1 OUT

: This is the source

currently routed to the VCR 1 video
output for recording.

MODE

: This is the currently selected

audio/surround mode.

MULTIROOM

: This is the source

currently selected for listening in
remote room locations.

MASTER VOLUME

: This is the

current volume level. Note that
volume appears as a horizontal scale.
The “0dB” reference level is indicated
by a solid block 

Í

, if volume catches

or exeeds it while volume levels below
the  current level are indicated by
double vertical bars 

±

.

Function Displays and Messages
Once the On Screen Displays have been
activated, they appear when certain
functions are performed from the front
panel buttons or the remote control.
These messages are three line displays
with the current function shown on the
top line and information about the
selection or choice on the bottom two
lines. 

The following function/operation display
screens are available:

Surround Mode and Delay
When the surround mode is changed or
the delay timing is adjusted, this message
will appear at the bottom of the video
screen. The top line is the surround
mode, the bottom line is the delay time
for that mode. (Figure #6) Note that
delay time will not be displayed in the

MONAURAL

, 

STEREO

or 

DOLBY 3

STEREO

modes, as these modes do not

have rear channel information.

A U D I O   S O U R C E   :   T U N E R

V I D E O   S O U R C E   :   V C R 2

T A P E 1   O U T         :   C D

V C R 1     O U T         :   A U X

M O D E           :   D O L B Y

                      P R O   L O G I C

M U L T I   R O O M : T U N E R

        M A S T E R   V O L U M E

٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠|| Ð Ð

M O D E               : T H X

                        C I N E M A

D E L A Y     T I M E : 2 0 m s e c

    < C O P Y   F U N C T I O N >

      T A P E   O U T : T U N E R

      V C R 1   O U T : V C R 2

  < F U N C T I O N   S E L E C T >

        A U D I O : T U N E R

        V I D E O : V C R 1

F R O N T     L       :   + 1     d B

F R O N T     R       :   Ð 2     d B

C E N T E R           :   + 5     d B

S U R R O U N D   L   :   Ð 1 0   d B

S U R R O U N D   R   :   + 3     d B

S U B   W O O F E R   :     0     d B

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On Screen Display

26

Input Selection
When the source input is changed, this
message will appear (Figure #7). The top
line is the audio input source, the bottom
line is the video input source. Remember,
when choosing an input, select the video
source first, and then the audio source if
a split input/simulcast listening session is
desired. Note that when the 

function is engaged, the

A U D I O

source is displayed in reverse

video.

Tape Copy Input Selection
When an input is selected for either

TAPE1

or 

VCR1

record source by the

front buttons 

 Ò

, the choices appear

as a message with the TAPE1 information
on the top line and the VCR1 information
on the bottom line. (Figure #8)

Surround Output Levels
To obtain a status screen with the outputs
for each individual channel, press the

button 

v

on the remote. A

summary will appear for ten seconds.
(Figure #9)

Master Volume
When the volume is changed, a
horizontal scale will briefly appear at the
bottom of the screen with the volume
level. (Figure #10)

Mute
When the unit is placed in audio mute,
the word 

MUTE

will appear in the 

upper right corner of the screen as a
reminder that the volume has been cut.
(Figure #11)

On Screen Display Function
If you do not wish to have the on screen
displays appear, press the 

button 

s

on the remote

until 

O S D O F F

appears on the display.

A reminder message will appear on the
screen for a few seconds (Figure #12),
and the displays will then be canceled
until they are once again activated. 

NOTE: Additional display messages
appear as a part of the Multiroom system.
These are described in the portion of this
manual dealing with that topic.

Using The On Screen Menus 
for System Control
Besides conveying status messages, the on
screen display system may also be used as
a means of controlling the operation of
the unit. To operate the control system,
always start by pressing 

r

on

the remote to bring up the Main Menu.
(Figure #1). Then, use the up/down
navigational arrow keys 

⁄

and 

¤

q

to move the cursor. Press 

r

to choose a menu, and then use the
left/right navigational arrow keys 

‹

and

›

q

to view the choices in that current

option. Finally, when the desired choice
appears, press 

r

to enter the

choice and return to the 

MAIN MENU

.

To exit from the Menu Control System,
press 

¤

q

until the on screen 

>

cursor

is pointing to 

MENU OFF

and press

r

.

        M A S T E R   V O L U M E

٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠|| Ð Ð

                              M U T E

O N   S C R E E N   D I S P L A Y

РO F F Ð

    > T A P E   * T U N E R *

      V C R 1   * L D *

R E T U R N   T O   M A I N   M E N U

R E C   O U T   S E L E C T O R

  > A U D I O   * L D *

    V I D E O   * L D *

    T A P E   M O N I T O R     O N

O F F

R E T U R N   T O   M A I N   M E N U

I N P U T   S E L E C T O R

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